Distribution Areas for BAS/BLS Degree Programs

and University of Iowa department names and numbers

• All departments are part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) unless otherwise indicated.

• To view course offerings go to ISIS (Iowa Student Information Services) at http://isis.uiowa.edu/courses/

• For instructions on searching on ISIS please refer to Find a Course at http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/ccp/findacourse.htm

• The BAS and BLS degrees have no specific major.  Instead, students develop their plan of study by concentrating course work in 3 of the 5 Distribution Areas.
  • Within each of the 3 selected areas, students are required to complete a minimum 12 semester hours of course work.  At least 6 semester hours must be upper-level course work.

Communication and Arts

Distribution Area

• Art & Art History (01A: through 01Z:)
• Communications Studies (036:)
• Creative Writing, English (08C:)
• Dance (137:)
• Journalism & Mass Communication (019:)
• Linguistics (103:)
• Music (025:)
• Nonfiction Writing, English (08N:)
• Rhetoric (010:)
• Theatre Arts (049:)

Humanities

Distribution Area

• African American Studies (129:)
• American Indian and Native Studies (149:)
• American Sign Language (158:)
• American Studies (045:)
• Center for the Book, Graduate College (108:)
• Classics (Greek and Latin) (20E:, 20G:, 20L:)
• English Literature (008:, 08A:)
• Foreign Languages in addition to those listed here
• German (013:)
• History (016:, 16A:, 16E:, 16W:)
• Philosophy (026:)
• Religious Studies (032:)
• Spanish (035:)
• Women's Studies (131:)

Natural Sciences and Math

Distribution Area

• Astronomy-see Physics and Astronomy
• Biological Sciences (002:)
• Chemistry (004:)
• Computer Science (22C:)
• Engineering, College of
  • Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (052:)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (055:)
  • Mechanical Engineering (058:)
• Environmental Sciences (159:)
• Geoscience (012:)
• Mathematics (22M:)
• Microbiology, College of Medicine (061:)
• Physics and Astronomy (029:)
• Statistics and Actuarial Science (22S:)

Professional Fields

Distribution Area

• Aging Studies (153:)
• Business, Tippie College of (06_ except 06E, Economics see Social Sciences Distribution Area)
  • Entrepreneurship (06T:)
  • Management and Organizations (06J:)
  • Management Sciences (06K:)
• Computerized Tomography Program, Radiation Sciences, College of Medicine (676:)
• Education, College of (07_)
  • Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development (07C:)
  • Educational Policy and Leadership Studies (07B:)
  • Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, Measurement, and Statistics, Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations (07P:)
  • Elementary Education, Division of Teaching and Learning (07E:)
  • Instructional Design and Technology, Division of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations (07W:)
  • Secondary Education, Division of Teaching and Learning (07S:)
  • Special Education, Division of Teaching and Learning (07U:)
• Global Health Studies (152:)
• Health and Sport Studies (028:)
• Integrative Physiology (027:)
• Library and Information Science, Graduate College (021:)
• Leisure Studies (169:)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Program, Radiation Sciences, College of Medicine (674:)
• Museum Studies, University College (024:)
• Nursing, College of (096:)
• Public Health, College of (170:, 171:, 172:, 173:, 174:, 175:)
  • Biostatistics (171:)
  • Community and Behavioral Health (172:)
  • Epidemiology (173:)
  • Health Management and Policy (174:)
  • Masters of Public Health (170:)
  • Occupational and Environmental Health (175:)
• Physical Education Skills (28S:)
• Social Work (042:)

Social Sciences

Distribution Area

• Anthropology (113:)
• Economics, Tippie College of Business (06E:)
• Geography (044:)
• Global Studies (047:)
• Political Science (030:)
• Psychology (031:)
• Sociology (034:)